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Wheat Ridge decision postponed to March

A decision on the proposed Wheat Ridge Estates has been delayed to March 5.

Spencer Woith, one of the developers, wrote to city staff on Jan. 2 asking that the decision be postponed. In a follow-up email on Jan. 8, Woith said it the additional time was needed to address storm water and emergency access plans in the proposal.

Staff recommended to the City Commission during Tuesday’s meeting to grant the developers the time they requested.

The city conducted a public hearing on the Wheat Ridge proposal during a Sept. 18 meeting. At the end of that meeting, commissioners motioned to approve contingent on storm water and emergency access issues being resolved between the developer and city staff.

At the time, people in the room groaned and signaled displeasure with that distant of a meeting date, but at the time, Planning Director Craig Raymond said it was realistic to give the developers time to complete their plans and staff time to review.

In September, the developers submitted new storm water plans in the days before the hearing, leaving staff no time to review those plans.